It's story time
Right well let me start off by saying that this is a real book. A work friend of mine who is studying at uni happened to find it in the library. Now this is a big post (not suitable for those 56k users) but I think you'll find it most instructive. I don't think I even need to add commentry to this, it just speaks for itself so please, enjoy:
Some fun things to count:
-The number of proper nouns used versus the number of pronouns used
-Number of repetitions of the concept that drugs are bad. Especially on the last page.
-Number of things mentioned that never actually matter to the story.
This book is not a joke, unfortunately. It really exists. The ISBN number is 0-533-09102-0
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1. What sort of chores do horses have? Load the dishwasher? Vacuum the paddock?
2. How do horses roll/light/smoke joints?
3. For that matter, how do horses open/drink bottles of booze?
4. Latawnya and Latoya -- are these African-American horses?
Questioning minds want to know.
I can't stop laughing at the picture of the horse OD'ing ... by SMOKING DRUGS. Also the fact that they're playing soccer in one picture.
In reply to your question Hans, I'm gonna give it my best shot, however I gotta warn you I am no expert on the subject matter.
1. I have no answer.
2. With their hoofs, duh. Notice that the joints they're smoking actually come in a pack
3. See the above 2 answers.
4. I picked up on this two, it seems they are by no means a "clark of the course" horse, if you know what I mean.
Ah-hahahahahahaha. Yeah, dude, I'm on your wavelength.
Thank Christ, Monarch, I've been dancing round in a farmers outfit with my ten-gallon outstretched for the best part of a week!
Magnificent post.
I have a feeling we are gonna be talking about this for a while.
First: what Hans said vis a vis hoofs. Second, the sudden rapid change from being a 'naughty horse' to 'getting high' and 'mixing drugs'. I mean, for a 200 word book, isn't the storyline curve a little steep?
Worst, though, are the drawings. Those horses look like they were either drawn by a person on drugs, or locked in rehab with a pencil and paper and coming down off some bad ones.
They don't look like fucking horses, they look like a kind of deer with a daschund's head. FFS. I mean, what age is this targeted at? Six year olds? That 'horse' might be convincing, but I think the concept of being 'high' or 'low' would be a little lost on them. And at 10, they'd be using this book for rollies.
Absolute gold, Monarch, thank you.
Seriously, like you'd think if horses are going to be the main characters then you'd have something else to represent drugs and booze .. like .. giant blocks of sugar and carrots. But if you're going to use drugs then why have horses and not just humans, best not to try make sense of it.
Also why is Latawnya still reffered to as 'the naughty horse' even after she learns her lesson? poor girl just can't win.
A quizz is found on the back pages of the book as well, I'm gonna post it for y'all hang on .. best of luck guys you're gonna need some help with this one..
I can't believe you ruined it by posting the answers.
The horses are going to a Rolling Stones concert?
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC85623820070418?feedType=RSS
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